St. Michael's Church (Munich)
Germany /
Bayern /
Munich /
Neuhauser Straße, 52
World
/ Germany
/ Bayern
/ Munich
World / Germany / Bayern / Oberbayern
interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, Roman Catholic church, 16th century construction
The former Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich is the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps. It was built by William V, Duke of Bavaria between 1583 and 1597 as a spiritual center for the Counter Reformation. The style of the building had an enormous influence on Southern German early baroque architecture.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael's_Church,_Munich
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 48°8'20"N 11°34'13"E
- Munich Residence 0.6 km
- Schloss Nymphenburg 5.8 km
- Schleissheim Palace 13 km
- Former extent of the Dachau concentration camp 18 km
- Munchen Airport Center 29 km
- Bauernhausmuseum Erding 32 km
- Former Dominican Monastery 62 km
- Oppidum of Manching 66 km
- New Palace and Bavarian Army Museum 71 km
- Former Roman Pfünz Fort (Vetonania ) 86 km
- Altstadt (Historical city centre) 0.3 km
- Former Botanical Garden 0.6 km
- Munich Residence 0.7 km
- Former place of the Chemistry faculty of the LMU 0.7 km
- St. Boniface's Abbey 0.8 km
- Hofgarten 0.8 km
- Munich Hauptbahnhof 0.9 km
- University of Television and Film Munich 0.9 km
- Königsplatz 0.9 km
- Former Lowenbraeu Brewery 1.5 km